Frost School of Music's "Shaping the Future of Music" Gala
On November 2, 2023, the Frost School of Music hosted a star-studded gala to celebrate the opening of the brand-new Knight Center for Music Innovation, a $36.5 million, 25,000-square-foot cutting-edge performance and technology innovation hub. The new performance space sets the standard for the elite music school of the future.
Emceed by the international superstar Gloria Estefan, the event featured electrifying performances by Frost School alumni, including Jon Secada, Dawnn Lewis, Carmen Lundy, Matt Serletic, and Lee Levin. The evening culminated with the presentation of the inaugural Frost School of Music Centennial Medals to luminaries like Emilio Estefan, Ben Folds, and Bruce Hornsby, marking a historic moment.
The Knight Center for Music Innovation matches the extraordinary talents of the Frost School’s students, faculty, and alumni, and reflects the innovation that has been a hallmark of the school since its founding nearly 100 years ago and its naming back in 2003. The Frost School is widely recognized as the best music school in Florida and one of the top music schools in the U.S.
The Frost School of Music Background
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami is ushering in a new future for music with the completion of the Knight Center for Music Innovation, a $36.5 million, 25,000-square-foot cutting-edge performance and technology innovation hub. Designed by H3, an Arquitectonica Company, the new building matches the extraordinary talents of the Frost School’s students, faculty, and alumni, and reflects the innovation that has been a hallmark of the school since its founding nearly 100 years ago and its naming back in 2003.
The building features two dynamic performance spaces: the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Recital Hall, a world-class, 200-seat performance theater with superior acoustics, and the Thomas D. Hormel Music Innovation Stage, a versatile innovation space equipped with advanced recording, lighting, and broadcast technology. Both spaces serve as training grounds and innovation centers for students enrolled at the Frost School and the faculty members who guide and set the tone for the future of musicians. University of Miami students, members of the community, and others can enjoy performances in both spaces, as well as via a state-of-the-art technology Windowcast system that broadcasts live performances for all to enjoy in the surrounding plaza.
